Someone actually asked if Bloom's original post was directed at RG and he responded saying he things RG is one of the best ADs in the country. Not that I'd expect Bloom to publicly bad mouth RG but it was interesting he responded directly to a random Twitter reply to say that.Positive changes = Rick George is stepping down because Jeremy Bloom is doing his job for him?
Jeremy has said the same thing to me on Twitter as well. RG has been involved with NIL stuff for a few years now, so I assume Bloom has had a lot of conversations about it with him. We’ll seeSomeone actually asked if Bloom's original post was directed at RG and he responded saying he things RG is one of the best ADs in the country. Not that I'd expect Bloom to publicly bad mouth RG but it was interesting he responded directly to a random Twitter reply to say that.
It can go straight through the players. When RG was asked this, I believe he suggested contacting compliance to get the ball rolling.
Well, he would be a Buff, which is the number one quality RG looks for in a staffer.Maybe we fire lance carl and let Bloom do the football thing for the CU AD?
Huge for them I guess.
Just waiting for college jerseys to start looking like NASCAR jackets.Founded in 1961. Third largest trucking firm in the U.S. I think big NIL relationships like this will become more common.
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I gather you don't watch BASS...Just waiting for college jerseys to start looking like NASCAR jackets.
What is BASS?I gather you don't watch BASS...
I am pleased with the ability to get player specific jerseys, like many I use to go to the end of the year sale at CU to pick up a jersey or two worn by my favorite players. Problem was they didn't have the name sewn on them so only I knew I bought Bobby Purify's jersey, this is a good start and one where you know the athlete is going to get a cut albeit I don't believe the cut will be that great.
Pro Bass fishing, they don't wear jackets but jerseys, wrapped boats and tow vehicles...traveling billboards.What is BASS?
Pro Bass fishing, they don't wear jackets but jerseys, wrapped boats and tow vehicles...traveling billboards.
I am launching a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for Buff players. The idea is that, for every $500 raised, I will ask a player for an interview, to be posted as a CU at the Game Podcast.
What’s in it for …
Student-athletes … Players receive $500 in exchange for an interview and for agreeing to promote CU at the Game through their social media. I’m not sure how the promotion will work out (if at all), but the player will receive $500 for talking about themselves for a half hour – not a bad deal.
CU at the Game … In theory, more traffic for the website. The podcast is free and doesn’t have a sponsor (though if you know someone, let me know. It could be a good fit for the business of the right Buff fan). There is advertising on the website, so there are some fractions of pennies coming in for the additional traffic, but it’s nominal. I am not skimming anything off of your donations for “administrative fees” – every dollar you contribute will go to CU student-athletes. If you take into account the time spent setting this up, the time setting up interviews, the time prepping for and conducting the interviews, and the editing and posting of the podcasts, I’d be making more money if I was threading shoelaces in Indonesia for Oregon … er, I mean, Nike. CU at the Game is, as it has been for decades, a labor of love.
You … For donations of $500 or more, you can choose the athlete to be interviewed (not limited to football), and can sit in on the interview (which will be conducted via Zoom meetings). For donations of $250 or more, you can suggest the interviewee and questions you would like to be asked. All donations are welcome … all it takes is 20 donations of $25 to set up the next interview.
So, what do you say, Buff Nation? This is not Texas boosters paying $50,000 to each offensive lineman. This is not Texas A&M buying the highest-rated recruiting Class in history. This is not whatever Oregon is paying Christian Gonzalez.
This is a small, grass-roots campaign for Buff fans to say “thank you” to its student-athletes – to let them know we are out here and that we care about the future of CU athletics.
Underneath the splashy headlines and mysterious deals is a budding economy on the recruiting trail where collectives across the sport such as Spyre are making players aware of their value and, once they arrive on campus, following through with money that reflects it.
“We’ve had so many different area businesses step up to be able to help us with this kind of package. Whether it’s apartments, condos, car dealerships, free places to eat. It can be as simple as tires. Car washes. We’ve done all kinds of stuff,” Clawson said.
Added Baddour: “All in all, it’s six-figure packages.”
Some are payable for multiple years, but packages like the ones Spyre helps arrange for players are routinely for more than six figures. In one recruiting class, that adds up.
“There will be an NIL collective for every Power 5 school by the end of 2022,” said Blake Lawrence, CEO of Opendorse, which helps businesses, collectives and athletes team up for endorsement deals. “And the top collectives will spend $10 million per year on NIL.”
This needs to be done.This isn't NIL related specifically, but it does portend a more progressive NCAA going forward. From Wilner's Weekly Pac-12 Hotline email:
The NCAA is "reconsidering (its) approach to cannabis testing ... Marijuana is not considered a performance-enhancing substance." Whoa, this really is a new era.